New York S 4319: Provides villages with the local option to make unlawful the sale of alcoholic beverages within such villages

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S04319 Summary:

BILL NOS04319 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-303, Gen Ob L

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Establishes restrictions on consumer and employment contracts.

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BILL NOS04319 

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4319

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to the
 provisions of consumer and employment contracts

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 5-303 to read as follows:
 3 § 5-303. Consumer and employment contracts. 1. Findings. Obscure and
 4 overly complex language in consumer and employment contracts interferes
 5 with employees' and consumers' ability to provide meaningful assent to
 6 their consumer and employment contracts. To ensure that private parties
 7 comprehend the material terms of the consumer and employment contracts
 8 into which they enter, this section requires that merchants and employ-
 9 ers in designated forms of contracts adequately disclose terms and
 10 conditions.
 11 2. Non-conforming coverage. This section shall apply to the contracts
 12 designated in subdivision one of this section that meet any of the
 13 following criteria:
 14 (a) an employment or consumer contract not written in plain language,
 15 pursuant to section 5-702 of this article, that a reasonable consumer or
 16 employee would understand; or
 17 (b) if a consumer contract, all of the material terms are not found in
 18 a single document.
 19 3. Covered contracts. The provisions of this section shall apply to
 20 the following types of contracts:
 21 (a) consumer contracts; and
 22 (b) employment contracts.
 23 4. Rights when a covered contract is non-conforming. A consumer or
 24 employee may seek a court order reforming any contract covered by this
 25 section. Such reformed agreement shall reflect the understanding of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05577-01-5

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 1 parties, and the court may exclude terms not written in plain English or
 2 found in a separate document.
 3 5. Pre-existing rules. The provisions of this section shall be applied
 4 in conjunction with pre-existing rules regarding contract formation,
 5 including rules regarding reasonable notice, and the conduct a consumer
 6 or employee must manifest in order to assent to an agreement. The
 7 provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to agreements negotiated
 8 with any labor union through collective bargaining.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 10 it shall have become a law.

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